Non-transparent ornamented tile for decorative purposes.



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NON-TRANSPARENT ORNAMENTED TILE FOR DECORATIVE PURPOSES.

(Application filed Nov. 8, 189B.)

(No Model.)

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LISBETH LINDEMANN, OF MUNICH, GERMANY.

NON-TRANSPARENT ORNAMENTED TILE FOR DECORATIVE PURPOSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 634,851, dated October 10, 18 99.

Application filed November 8, 1898. Serial No. 695,872. No specimens.)

' Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, Germany, have invented new and useful Improved Ornamented Tiles for Decorative Purposes, of

which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The present invention relates to non-trans parent ornamented glass tiles or plates for decorative purposes on which the light is intended to fall.

The object of the invention is to attain greater brilliancy and liveliness of the effective color as also greater durability of the tiles or plates.

In order to render the present specification more readily understood, reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of reference denote similar parts throughout both views.

Figure 1 is a vertical cross'sectiomand Fig. 2 a front elevation, of the tile or decorative glass plate.

The tile or plate consists of two pieces of glass, the front plate a having the painting at the back thereof, while the background is formed by a second plate I), arranged at a suitable distance from the front plate. According to the invention the front plate a consists of plate-glass having an uneven outer surface, said surface being provided with more or less flat orshallow corrugations, While the inner surface of the said plate is somewhat rough and scratched or provided with slight cracks. Both surfaces are so arranged to effect certain light and shade results, the inner surface serving at the same time to more readily receive and retain the color. The latter object is best-attained by means of the so-called cathedral glass. The painting is advantageously so carried out that the background f of this plate is left uncoloredi. 6., remains transparentthe background proper 0f the complete tile or plate being formed by The back of the rear plate the rear plate I).

as to suit the reflection and shading of the painting in the light of the room to be decorated. The rear plate is advantageously of plate-glass, (transparent,) or the above-mentioned cathedral glass may be employed.

The two plates are spaced apart and fixed together in any well-known manner. The space between them is formed by fixing a frame of cork or the like around the edges between the plates, the edges being inclosed in hollow. frame-pieces filled out with putty or the like to prevent dust and damp from penetrating between the plates.

The peculiar effect attained by the present decorative plates is due to the manifold breaking of the rays and to reflection of the rays on and between the two plates, the unevenness of the plates bringing these effects into particular prominence. The shade effect of the painting and the unevenness of the front plate in combination with their effect on the rear plate render the representation particu= larly pleasing.

I claim as my invention- An ornamented tile for decorative purposes, the same comprising a supporting-frame, a front plate of glass having an uneven outer surface, and provided on its inner surface with a painted ornament or design, the said inner surface being roughened or scratched, and a rear plate separated from the front plate by a space, the back or outer surface of said rear plate being coated with a bright non-transparent coloring, as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two witnesses.

LISBETH LINDEMANN. Witnesses:

ERNST LEO, A. P. MOELER. 

